Chapter Summaries

After Lin Qi defeated the Big Mom Pirates and earned Fish-Man Island’s gratitude, the Three Princes asked him to train them in exchange for helping him recruit Shyarly. Fisher Tiger recognized Lin Qi as Night Hawk, the benefactor who had given him a Zoan Devil Fruit, and celebrated their reunion.

• Neptune thanked Lin Qi for protecting Fish-Man Island, and Queen Otohime arranged for him to rest and attend a royal banquet.
• The Three Princes visited Lin Qi in the hot spring and begged him to teach them his skills.
• Lin Qi agreed to train the Three Princes if they persuaded Shyarly to leave Fish-Man Island with him, and Hody accepted the challenge.
• Fisher Tiger revealed himself to Lin Qi and asked why he seemed familiar.
• Lin Qi told Fisher Tiger he was Night Hawk, and Fisher Tiger recognized the man who had given him a Zoan Devil Fruit.

After Lin Qi defeated the Big Mom Pirates on Fish-Man Island, the Marines considered promoting him, while Big Mom devised a plan against him. Back on the island, Neptune asked Lin Qi, Jinbe, and Fisher Tiger to eliminate Hody Jones and Decken IX, but they still had to find a way to draw the two out.

• Neptune hosted a banquet to thank Lin Qi, and Lin Qi spent the night with Mermaid Ladies.
• Sengoku learned that Lin Qi had defeated the Big Mom Pirates and considered creating a fourth Admiral position to promote him.
• Big Mom raged over Lin Qi’s attack, then accepted Katakuri’s plan to target him through his status as a king.
• Whitebeard praised Lin Qi’s strength and wondered if he would join his family.
• Neptune asked Lin Qi, Jinbe, and Fisher Tiger to eliminate Hody Jones and Decken IX, and Jinbe noted that finding them would be difficult.

Lin Qi proposed using Princess Shirahoshi as bait to draw out Decken IX and Jones, and agreed to stage a wedding with her. After three days of preparations, Fish-Man Island was ready for the ceremony intended to lure the threats into the open.

• Lin Qi suggested using Shirahoshi to lure Decken IX and Jones, but Neptune initially refused to endanger his daughter.
• Shirahoshi volunteered to help, and Fisher Tiger and Jinbe promised to protect her.
• Neptune and the others persuaded Lin Qi to pretend to marry Shirahoshi, and Lin Qi accepted the plan.
• Lin Qi chose the system reward for completing the staged marriage and defeating anyone who disrupted it.
• Fish-Man Island prepared the wedding, and Shirahoshi stayed with Lin Qi as the citizens learned of the match.
• Three days passed, and the wedding preparations were complete.

Lin Qi completed the staged wedding on Fish-Man Island, killed Vander Decken IX and Hody Jones when they attacked, and accepted Shyarly’s requests in exchange for the location of Gild Tesoro. Elsewhere, Tom changed into a swordsman class, panicked at his glowing body, and was torn apart by sharks underwater.

• Lin Qi and Shirahoshi completed the wedding ceremony before the people of Fish-Man Island, then Vander Decken IX and Hody Jones attacked.
• Lin Qi killed Vander Decken IX, while Fisher Tiger and Jinbe beat Hody Jones to death.
• Neptune explained the truth to the crowd, and Lin Qi prepared to leave Fish-Man Island.
• Shyarly asked Lin Qi to spare her half-brother Arlong and help Fish-Man Island if it faced trouble; Lin Qi agreed, and she gave him directions to Gild Tesoro.
• Tom changed into a swordsman class, jumped into the sea after mistaking his glowing body for fire, and was torn apart by a group of sharks.

Tom Cat set out to become the World's Greatest swordsman, while Lin Qi traveled to Sabaody to challenge Rayleigh and earn a reward. Rayleigh agreed to spar with Lin Qi on a nearby island, where their fight was about to begin.

• Tom Cat survived being torn apart by sharks, defeated dozens of them, and left Hina a note announcing his ambition to become the World's Greatest swordsman.
• Hina contacted Lin Qi about Tom's departure, and Lin Qi laughed and told her to let Tom go.
• Lin Qi encountered Gaban, then visited Shakuyaku's Rip-off Bar and asked when Rayleigh would return.
• Rayleigh arrived, and Lin Qi challenged him to a fight after choosing the reward for defeating him.
• Rayleigh took Lin Qi to a nearby island, drew his sword, and invited Lin Qi to show him his strength.

Lin Qi fought Rayleigh, independently comprehended Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and defeated him after a prolonged battle. He then challenged Gaban and defeated him too, leaving both older fighters sprawled in craters.

• Lin Qi and Rayleigh exchanged attacks, then agreed to settle their fight with a decisive clash that shattered an island.
• Rayleigh and Lin Qi fought for half a day on a sturdier island, and Rayleigh struck Lin Qi with a Conqueror's Haki Infusion attack.
• Lin Qi comprehended Conqueror's Haki Infusion, transformed into his Mythical Zoan form, and defeated Rayleigh after three more hours of fighting.
• Gaban arrived and challenged Lin Qi, then lost to him after two hours of battle.

Lin Qi accepted his promotion to Marine Admiral and began planning to build a faction whose members could eventually join his Kingdom’s navy. The chapter left him settling into his new office, unaware that his appearance had flustered a young Marine.

• Lin Qi shared liquor with Rayleigh and Gaban before returning to the Marine Base.
• Tom killed Lu Zhui in a public duel, earning the town’s fear and admiration.
• Sengoku offered Lin Qi an Admiral appointment backed by Garp, Zephyr, and himself, and Lin Qi accepted after deciding to form a Slacking Faction.
• Lin Qi received his Admiral’s office and uniform, then noticed that a young Marine had become flustered around him.

Lin Qi was officially appointed as Admiral Candlelight while, in the East Blue, Bellemere survived Arlong’s attack after invoking Lin Qi’s warning. The chapter ended with Lin Qi taking up his new post as Marines celebrated his achievements.

• Lin Qi wrote “Justice Above All” on a plaque, and Sengoku arrived as Lin Qi raised the question of his title.
• Arlong threatened Bellemere, Nojiko, and Nami, but Bellemere invoked Lin Qi’s warning and Arlong retreated with his crew.
• Bellemere told Nojiko and Nami that Lin Qi was their family’s benefactor.
• Tom sailed toward Hawk Eyes and killed pirates, earning Lin Qi system points.
• Lin Qi spent the morning with Hina before leaving for his Admiral appointment.
• Sengoku announced Lin Qi’s appointment as Admiral Candlelight, and the Marines cheered his accomplishments.

Lin Qi became the head of the LCN Department and brought Smoker back from East Blue to join his command. After meeting Tashigi and discovering how relaxed the department was, Smoker settled into his comfortable new life.

• News of Lin Qi’s promotion to Admiral spread worldwide, delighting Kaido, Little Shirahoshi, Nojiko, and Hancock.
• Sengoku approved Lin Qi’s choices of Hina, Smoker, Momonga, and Momousagi as subordinates, rejected Garp, and ordered Lin Qi to lead the LCN Department.
• Lin Qi agreed to take charge of the department, which Sengoku said would eventually target powerful pirate crews as well as ordinary pirates.
• Two months later, Lin Qi personally welcomed Smoker back from East Blue, where he had been raising the young Tashigi.
• Smoker met the LCN Department’s idle members, learned that their subordinates handled minor pirates, and decided after three days that the job was the life.

Lin Qi prepared to marry Hina, Gion, and Robin in a lavish wedding celebrated across the West Sea. As the wedding day arrived, nobles gathered early at the venue, where an unfamiliar, ugly-looking guest drew attention.

• Conis played her harp on Angel Coast and reflected on how Lin Qi had brought peace and prosperity to Skypiea.
• Moria and Enel sparred in the sky, improving their strength as the Ark Proverbs neared completion.
• Lin Qi told Sengoku he planned to marry Hina and Gion, and Sengoku approved his leave and offered a wedding gift.
• Lin Qi arranged a grand wedding for Hina, Gion, and Robin, publicizing it throughout the West Sea and beyond.
• The wedding day arrived, and the Kingdom celebrated as nobles gathered at the specially built venue.
• The nobles whispered about an unfamiliar, ugly-looking man sitting alone in a corner.

Lin Qi welcomed guests and received lavish gifts at his wedding to Momousagi, while Morgans secured the broadcast rights and spread the ceremony worldwide. The Five Elders sent him two Devil Fruits, leaving Lin Qi suspicious of their intentions as the celebrations continued.

• Chaton arrived early and watched from a corner, still in love with Momousagi but hoping only to see her once more from afar.
• Lin Qi welcomed nobles and other guests as West Sea News began broadcasting the wedding.
• Morgans offered 300 million Berries for the broadcast rights, and Lin Qi agreed to let him broadcast for free in exchange for sixty percent of the profits.
• Kings from several West Sea kingdoms presented lavish wedding gifts, and Garp, Zephyr, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Kujaku arrived to congratulate Lin Qi.
• Garp gave Lin Qi a parenting guide, while Tsuru urged him to treat Momousagi well and Kujaku jokingly insisted she wanted to be his bride.
• A CP9 member delivered two Devil Fruits from the Five Elders, and Lin Qi accepted them while suspecting they were trying to recruit him.

Lin Qi married Hina, Gion, and Robin before Kaido crashed the wedding and claimed Lin Qi as the Beasts Pirates' vice-captain. Kaido urged the ceremony to continue, insisting Lin Qi would return to Onigashima with him afterward.

• Lin Qi placed rings on Hina, Gion, and Robin, kissed them, and married them amid the crowd's cheers.
• Kaido arrived in a thunderous crash, alarming the wedding guests and drawing a worldwide broadcast from Morgans.
• Garp, Zephyr, and Vice Admiral Tsuru confronted Kaido, who said he had come to attend his Beasts Pirates vice-captain's wedding.
• Kaido tossed Lin Qi wedding wine from Onigashima and declared that Lin Qi had a position as his vice-captain, whether he accepted it or not.
• Lin Qi denied ever agreeing to become Kaido's vice-captain, while Kaido told him to finish the wedding and then return to Onigashima.

Kaido threatened to seize Lin Qi at his wedding, but Marco and then Katakuri and Galette arrived to oppose him. As Kaido prepared to attack, the wedding’s live audience and the Marines watched anxiously, while the Empress reacted strongly to Lin Qi on the broadcast.

• Mikoto, Tsunade, and the eight Giant-powered Rear Admirals prepared to defend Lin Qi as Kaido confronted him.
• Marco delivered a wedding gift from the Whitebeard Pirates and warned Kaido not to cause trouble.
• Katakuri and Galette arrived, surprising Lin Qi, Marco, and Kaido by appearing to oppose Kaido on Linlin’s behalf.
• Kaido dismissed Marco and Katakuri, threatened to kill anyone blocking him, and gathered Haki as he counted down.
• Viewers and Sengoku watched the standoff on a live broadcast, while the Empress became flustered at the sight of Lin Qi.

Shanks intervened in the clash between Kaido and Lin Qi, then took Kaido away to prevent a wider battle. Afterward, Katakuri offered Lin Qi a choice: marry Galette or face an all-out war between the Big Mom Pirates and Kaido’s crew.

• On Whole Cake Island, Big Mom seethed over Lin Qi, while Smoker urged her to follow Katakuri’s plan.
• Kaido attacked Katakuri, but Shanks blocked the blow and demanded that everyone end the fight.
• Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon, seized Shanks, and disappeared beyond the horizon, with Ben Beckman following.
• Katakuri told Lin Qi to marry Galette and settle their grudges or face war alongside Kaido’s crew.
• Lin Qi considered the marriage offer, while audiences around the world reacted to the Big Mom Pirates’ proposal.

Lin Qi agreed to marry Galette later, keeping his wedding day for Momousagi, Robin, and Hina, then spent the night with his three wives. The next morning, he treated a resigned Galette kindly, surprising her and leaving her reconsidering what to expect from him.

• Little Nami and Kuina grew angry when they saw Galette and heard people discussing her marriage to Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi agreed to marry Galette, but said her wedding would take place separately from his ceremony with his three wives, and Katakuri accepted.
• After the wedding, Lin Qi entered the bridal chamber shared by Hina, Gion, and Robin, and spent the night with them.
• The next morning, Lin Qi visited the still-sleeping Galette and told her she could ask him or the servants for anything she needed.
• Galette had expected Lin Qi to threaten or mistreat her, but his kindness caught her off guard as she returned to bed.

On the seventh day after their wedding, Lin Qi enjoyed afternoon tea with Gion, Hina, and Robin before asking for a tea set to be sent to Galette. Meanwhile, Tom was buried in the Alabasta desert by Crocodile, then crawled free and longed to go home; the chapter ended with Lin Qi sealing the study and persuading his wives to join him there.

• Gion brought afternoon tea, and Hina eagerly escaped her paperwork to enjoy takoyaki while Robin and Lin Qi ate their own dishes.
• Lin Qi asked an attendant to deliver afternoon tea to Galette, and he and Gion agreed she had been behaving well.
• In Alabasta, Crocodile buried Tom beneath the desert after failing to kill him, but Tom crawled out half an hour later and wished he could return home.
• Lin Qi sealed the study's doors and windows with ice, then coaxed Hina, Robin, and Gion into intimacy with him.

Lin Qi avoided Big Mom’s attempt to lure him to Whole Cake Island and spent the year building up his relationship with Galette while expanding his realm. By Marineford Era 1513, his seven-kingdom realm had become an Empire of nearly fifty million people, and Lin Qi was monitoring Zephyr ahead of the expected attack on his arm.

• Galette asked Lin Qi to attend Big Mom’s Tea Party, but he refused, then overheard Galette’s call and took her Den Den Mushi after they slept together.
• Lin Qi repeatedly delayed going to Whole Cake Island, and over several months Galette grew familiar with him and stopped asking to go back.
• During the year after their marriage, Lin Qi traveled between the Empire and the Navy and made the Navy’s LCN Department his private force.
• Lin Qi sent LCN members to watch Zephyr because he expected Zephyr’s arm to be cut off that year.
• Lin Qi reviewed a report showing the seven kingdoms had become an Empire with nearly fifty million residents, a 300,000-person military, and booming grain exports.

After the Empire’s population reached fifty million, Lin Qi learned that unifying the West Sea would unlock the Divine Kingdom Function and decided to strengthen his forces before expanding. His first Gold Lottery ten-pull produced Tsunade’s bra, and Tsunade discovered he had it, leaving Lin Qi bruised after she stormed out.

• The system announced that Lin Qi’s population had reached fifty million and urged him to unify the West Sea and save Faith Points for the Divine Kingdom Function.
• Lin Qi reviewed the Empire’s expanded forces and decided to spend some of his three million Faith Points to improve its military strength.
• Lin Qi chose the Gold Lottery Pool and used one hundred thousand Faith Points on a ten-pull.
• The lottery gave Lin Qi Tsunade’s J-cup bra, which he examined and tried to hide when Tsunade entered his room.
• Tsunade realized Lin Qi had taken her bra, punched him twice, and stormed out with it.

After drawing several powerful items, Lin Qi offered Soul of an Admiral to Gion, who accepted the years-long fusion despite its risks. Gion fell into a deep sleep inside a Crystal Coffin, and Lin Qi vowed to stay by her side.

• Lin Qi reviewed the lottery rewards, including the Cursed Emerald, Song of the Black Emperor, Triceratops Fruit, and Im-sama's intimate items.
• Lin Qi spent 900,000 Faith Points on ninety Gold Lottery draws and chose Soul of an Admiral, a random title draw, Five-Dimensional Fruit, Devouring Gene, and Youth Preserving Pills.
• Lin Qi explained that Soul of an Admiral would put its female user to sleep for one to five years, and Hina, Robin, and Gion considered the cost of missing those years.
• Gion volunteered to undergo the fusion, and Lin Qi gave her, Hina, Robin, and himself Youth Preserving Pills.
• Lin Qi used Soul of an Admiral on Gion, who fell asleep after saying they would meet again in a year.
• Lin Qi placed Gion in a Crystal Coffin and ordered that it be brought beside his bed so he could watch over her.

Lin Qi drew the Heart Without Women title, ate the Five-Dimensional Fruits, and fused with a Devouring Gene that made his Candlelight form hungry for energy. He tested his new abilities in the deep sea and found a Sea King to devour.

• Lin Qi received the Heart Without Women title, which increased his sword-strike power by 4% because he had four mature women.
• Lin Qi ate the five Five-Dimensional Fruits and felt that his potential had increased.
• Lin Qi transformed into his thirty-five-meter Candlelight form and fused with the Devouring Gene, gaining the ability to grow stronger by consuming energy.
• Lin Qi plunged into the ocean, relying on the Halo to protect him from the seawater, and explored the deep sea.
• Lin Qi ate an ugly deep-sea fish, then chased down a three-hundred-meter Sea King and turned it into grilled fish.